About Jonathan
Just moved to the big bad city of Los Angeles and am going to try my hand at being awesome. In the meantime, I'll write screenplays, specs, novels and work on my webcomic that I've been trudging through for a bajillion years. There's a slight chance I listen to way awesome music and that you don't. I'm also a contrarian and I get strong urges to hate on things a majority of people love. Still with me? Good.
Jonathan On Stuff
Music Archive
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On Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Posted on August 16, 2010 | View CommentsI’d like to get a couple of important details squared away with you first before I start rambling about why I think Scott Pilgrim is one of the top mainstream films this year. First of all, I’m a writer. As such, I believe in the... -
On Being Bigger Than Kiss
Posted on January 20, 2010 | View CommentsI like Teenage Bottlerocket, and they just wowed me with their newest music video, which is animated by the guy who did a favorite animated short of mine awhile back. Anyway, here it is for you to enjoy! Teenage Bottlerocket “Bigger Than Kiss” Teenage Bottlerocket... -
The Best Music Videos I Saw This Year
Posted on December 13, 2009 | View CommentsI was going to save this post until much later in the month, but then it dawned on me that I might forget to make a top-list post and then January will hit and it will be too late. And I don’t think it would... -
On Thom Yorke
Posted on August 27, 2009 | View CommentsI heard a bit ago that Thom Yorke of Radiohead has given up on creating complete albums, citing “death to the band” as a major reason for the decision. He went on to complain that the creative process is just too painful for a full-length... -
On DRM and Controlling Your Shit
Posted on August 26, 2009 | View CommentsFrom Techgeist: You know what happens to authorized machines? They get reformatted and break over time. Yet the people who sell is software and digital media expect that when we need to reinstall Windows on our only computer so that we can get work done... -
On Cheap Asses And Pandora
Posted on August 19, 2009 | View CommentsFrom the blog of Pandora: The revised royalties are quite high – higher in fact than any other form of radio. As a consequence, we will have to make an adjustment that will affect about 10% of our users who are our heaviest listeners. Specifically,... -
A Pretty Girl is Like…
Posted on August 3, 2009 | View CommentsA pretty girl is like a minstrel show, It makes you laugh, It makes you cry, You go It just isn’t the same on radio. It’s all about the makeup and the dancing and the Oh, A pretty girl is like a violent crime, If... -
Jonathan is a VJ, Part 6
Posted on April 24, 2009 | View CommentsHey there, folks. I figured it was about that time again to scour the internet for some music videos that I enjoyed. Kind of a random assortment this month around, but I figured it was a pretty decent one at that and that you might... -
Not That Crazy
Posted on March 31, 2009 | View CommentsThe Magnetic Fields – Not That Crazy [Audio clip: view full post to listen] I built a ship with my own hands to take us to the moon, I took a pen in my own hand and wrote you a hundred tunes. Now I’m crazy... -
Jonathan is a VJ, Part 5
Posted on March 23, 2009 | View CommentsHey guys! What’s the haps? Yeah, I’ve been quite the busy bee this past month or so with various forms of work. It’s been so crazy that I’ve pretty much neglected most of my blogs. But hey, I’m here now and posting, so that’s got...